Pontypridd Town vs Tonypandy

Pontypridd Town has a safety score of 41/100 (Below Average) and recorded 626 crimes in the last 12 months. Tonypandy has a safety score of 63/100 (Average) with 273 crimes. Tonypandy scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Pontypridd Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of -12% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Tonypandy shows -9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Pontypridd Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Shoplifting (182 incidents). In Tonypandy, it is Violent Crime (122 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Pontypridd Town recorded 92 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Tonypandy recorded 41. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Pontypridd Town totalled 145 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 122 in Tonypandy. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Pontypridd Town recorded 711 crimes (now 626, a change of -12%). Tonypandy recorded 300 crimes previously (now 273, -9%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Pontypridd Town has a resolution rate of 17.6% and Tonypandy has 32%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Pontypridd Town falls within the South Wales Police boundary. Tonypandy is covered by South Wales Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Pontypridd Town and Tonypandy. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.